Ramses VII

Name of Ramses VII.
Horus name	Ka-Nacht-an-em-nesu K3-nḫt- ˁn-m-ns.w Strong bull, beautiful as a king
Sideline	Mek-Kemet-waf-chastiu Mk-Kmt-wˁf-ḫ3st.jw Protector of Egypt who subdues the inhabitants of foreign lands
Gold name	User-renput-mi-Atum Wsr-rnp.wt-mj-Jtm Rich in years like Atum
Throne name	User-maat-Re-setep-en-Re-meri-Amun Wsr-m3ˁ.t-Rˁ-stp.n-Rˁ-mr.j-Jmn Rich in Maat , a Re , chosen of Re, lover of Amun
Proper name	Ramesisuitiamunnetjerheqaiunu (Ra mesi su iti Amun netjer heqa Iunu) Rˁ msj sw jt = j Jmn nṯr ḥq3 Jwnw Re it is who gave birth to him, my father is Amun, God, ruler of Heliopolis

Ramses VII was the 6th ancient Egyptian king ( pharaoh ) of the 20th dynasty . He took over on 20th Peret II (November 9th)  1137 BC. The rule and ruled until 1130 BC. BC or 1129 BC Chr.

Other names

• Horus name : Strong bull, beautiful as God , or Strong Taurus, with a beautiful face, Lord of Sedfesten like his father Ptah - Tatenen
• Nebtiname : Protector of Egypt who subdues the [Nine] Bows [the enemies of Egypt]
• Gold name : Rich in years, like Amun

origin

Ramses VII was the son and successor of Ramses VI. and his wife Nubchesbed and nephew of his successor Ramses VIII.

Domination

Several administrative and economic documents as well as five hymns to the Pharaoh have survived from his reign .

The economic crisis of the time, which caused the price of grain to rise, is reproduced in documents from the workers' settlement of Deir el-Medina . The response to this was the looting of the necropolis , which took place with the cooperation of local authorities (see also Ramses IX ).

His grave

The king's most important monument is his tomb ( KV1 ) in the Valley of the Kings . In contrast to the other graves in the valley, this is rather modest. Apart from the sarcophagus (granite lid over a deep pit), shabtis and four faience vessels found near the cachette of Deir el-Bahari , nothing of the furnishings has survived . Nothing is known about the mummy's whereabouts .

literature

• Armin AMA Amer: A Unique Theban Tomb Inscription under Ramesses VIII. In: Göttinger Miszellen . No. 49, Göttingen 1981, pp. 9-12.
• Darrell D. Baker: The Encyclopedia of the Egyptian Pharaohs. Volume I: Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty (3300-1069 BC). Bannerstone Press, London 2008, ISBN 978-1-905299-37-9 , pp. 326-328.
• Erik Hornung : The New Kingdom. In: Erik Hornung, Rolf Krauss, David A. Warburton (eds.): Ancient Egyptian Chronology (= Handbook of Oriental studies. Section One. The Near and Middle East. Volume 83). Brill, Leiden / Boston 2006, ISBN 978-90-04-11385-5 , pp. 197-217 ( online ).
• Thomas Schneider : Lexicon of the Pharaohs. Albatros, Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-491-96053-3 , pp. 238-239.

Web links

Commons : Ramses VII  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rolf Krauss: Sothis and moon data: Studies on the astronomical and technical chronology of ancient Egypt. Gerstenberg, Hildesheim 1985, ISBN 3-8067-8086-X , p. 133.
2. ^ Thomas Schneider: Lexicon of the Pharaohs. Düsseldorf 2002, pp. 238-239.

predecessor	Office	successor
Ramses VI.	Pharaoh of Egypt 20th Dynasty	Ramses VIII